Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 250 g
Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 250 g
Reihe: Sociological Review Monographs
ISBN: 978-1-4051-6794-9
Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
* Includes cutting edge contributions from Europe, America and Asia
* Brings together a series of theoretical, methodological and empirical analyses by leading international exponents of body studies
* Explores the structural, interactional and phenomenological features of human embodiment
* Connects the concerns of classical sociologists to new advances in social theory, anthropology, feminism and social research
* Introduces the study of 'body pedagogics'
* Takes the sociological study of the body in an exciting new direction and opens up new horizons for the sociological imagination
Autoren/Hrsg.
Weitere Infos & Material
1. Sociology and the Body: Classical Traditions and New Agendas: Chris Shilling (University of Portsmouth).
2. Culture, Technologies and Bodies: the Technological Utopia of Living Forever: Bryan S. Turner (Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore).
3. Somatic Elements in Social Conflict: Donald N. Levine (The University of Chicago, USA).
4. Reclaiming Women's Bodies: Colonialist trope or critical epistemology?: Kathy Davis (Utrecht University, The Netherlands).
5. Fieldwork Embodied: Judith Okely (Hull University and Oxford University).
6. Researching Embodiment By Way of 'Body Techniques': Nick Crossley (University of Manchester).
7. Breathing Like A Soldier: Culture Incarnate: Brian Lande (University of California-Berkeley, USA).
8. Listening to the Dancer's Body: Anna Aalten (University of Amsterdam).
9. Embodied Knowledge in Glassblowing: The Experience of Meaning and the Struggle Towards Proficiency: Erin O'Connor (New School for Social Research, New York City, USA).
10. Vulnerable/Dangerous Bodies? The Trials and Tribulations of Sleep: Simon J. Williams (University of Warwick).
Notes on Contributors.
Name Index.
Subject Index.